Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-21
BELMONT DEMOCRATS.
MEET IN CONVENTION AT BBLLAIRB AND
NOMINATE A STRONG TICKET,
To Be Elected OIL the Eighth Day Of Next NOVsm'
bsr-A Meeting Full Of Harmony that Dis
poses Of It's Business Rapidly.

pJSpo VI lo ONoASSS Nf'
Eop RypRrsESrATIyEs-Hon. David Wagner,
of West Wheeling, and Albert LsWrehce' Vi
PRoRITE 'JTpGEHRoss J. Alexander, of Bridge
pT PROSECUTING ArroBNEY-Newell Kennon, Of
TSEAsuRER-John V. Fisher, of Flushing
"CoTNissroNkR-Henry Landkron, of Bellaire;
ISFIRMARY DIRECroR-Wm. Warnock, Jr' oi
"coRSSER-Themas Mccormack, of Bellaire.
The above is the ticket put in pomina-
ton by the Democracy of Belmont coun-
ty. at the convention held in Bellaire yes
terday. The ticket is a good one from top
TO bottom, and appeals to all voters. 1t
can be truthfully said in the case OF every
nominee, that the ''office sought the man
and not the man the flee. The Democ-
racy of Belmont county is solidly united,
and feel that victory is certain on the oth
of November.
The new Bellaire city band was out
early, and Mt ten o'clock paraded
ND and down Union and Belmont streets
~discoursing excellent music. At eleven
O'Clock the convention assembled IN City
Hall. There was an excellent turnout OF
representative Democrats. VIM. Cotfiand,
chairman of the county central committee,
called the meeting to order, and appointed
Albert Lawrence temporary chairman,
and l. n. Riley, of the st. Glars
Vile Gazette, and E. NJ. Lockwood,
of the Bellaire Herald, were named as tenn
pOrary secretaries.
After a call of the townships the chair
appointed the following committees:
On Permanent Organization-Geo. II.
Muth, Thomas Pyle, John Duncan, James
Kinney, Mr.. Wilcox.
On Credentials-H. Eaton, r.. G. Meyer,
John Phillips, John NJ. Blackford, w. T.
McCreary.
On Rules and Order of Business-H.
Glass, J. II. Patterson, James Taylor,
Henry Frazier, Isaac Mellott.
The following Central Committeeman
were announced: John Alum, Edward
Monahan, the Third ward, Bellaire, did
not name a committeeman Frank Will
liams, b. J. Myers, George w. Mitchell,
John n. wilkins, James f. Lucas, Fillmore
Kinney, w. c. Wesley, James Miskel,
Alfred Graham, Il. O'Bernie, S. A. White,
Geo. w. Milligan, Henry Neininger, A ID.
Coss, Gus Schick, Henry C. Harris, Col.
J.. +. Charlesworth, Henry Sutton, Samuel
j.. Jackson, Peter Myers, James Taggart,
James III. Mcconnell, Samuel Taylor, Jr.,
Henry Stidd, J. ID. Lysle, Geo. l.. Stevens.
The announcement of the name of Al
bert Lawrence, of st. Clairsville, as per-
manent Chairman, evoked a storm of ap-
plause. Mr.. Lawrence said: ! am glad
to be Chairman of such a convention az
this. It augurs we'll for the Democracy of
Belmont county to see such a meeting OF
representatives of the old party. 1t is q
duty every MAI should perform to devote
at least one day i'll the year in the interest
and for the love of good government. We
enter this campaign under favorable cir
c%umstances. The Democracy has posses
sion of the National Administration and
by its acts has won the confidence OF the
people. During the last Presidential cam
paign the Republicans proclaimed from
the stump: IF you give the Demo
Gratis in charge of the Govern
ment they will pension the rebel
soldiers and pay the war claims of
the Confederacy," and who does not know
that the Republicans preached false. Gen
erdl Grant, when he lay i'll at Mt. Nc
GregOr, said: 81 have witnessed during
the last few years what I have desired to
see since the war-harmOny between the
sections" Governor Foraker does not
like to see this State of things. His talk
is suCh as TO create sectional hatred, He
is afraid the rebel flags will he returned to
the South. Mr.. Powell, democratic nom
inee for Governor, expressed the sentiment
of the people when he said: mo one in
the North desires the return of the flags,
and no one in the South wants them"
During the two and One-half years of
Cleveland's administration the expenses
of the Government have been re-
trenched on almost every hand. The
people must give the credit OF
annexing new territory 10 the United
States to the Democrats, but the credit of
giving public domain to monopolies should
be charged to the Republicans. If there
are any farmers here who desire to pay
more taxes than they do at present they
should cast their ballots for Foraker. He
is in favor of revaluing the land in Ohio.
The farmers already pay two-thirds of the
taxes of Ohio, but the present Governor
would ask You TO even do more than that.
The Democrats have nothing to cover up.
II they are harmonious in this convention,
they will be able TO contradict the asser.
ton that Belmont county is a Republican
county.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembled at l o'clock.
The hall was closely packed, there being
quite a number of prominent Bellaire Re
publicans IN the audience. Mr.. Lawrence
assumed the chair with a few choice sen
fences, and the reports of the various com-
mittees were read and adopted expect one
clause in the RULES and Order of Bust
ness" which specified the time allowed
for presenting candidates. Some thought
ten minutes WAS about the desired time,
bat Editor REILLY and DIR. Cook were OF
the opinion that three minutes was long